More from ReadWorks

Earlier this month, I posted about ReadWorks here- did you know they have geography articles for your students (and this time of year always seems to be the map unit). Create a free account and check these out! (Login and search on Geography). And there are science articles as well!

Where in the world

No, not Carmen Sandiego but rather, do you know where you are in GeoGuesser?  While I have played with this before (and I will not reveal my scores), I thought I had posted it.  I was reminded of this Google Street view application today while I was viewing many of the tweets from the GAFE (Google Apps for Education) Summit in Texas.  There are several options and I can see this working well on a white board.

Lord Orsis, sing it one more time

I’m in the dead, Powerless I wish I knew where my kingdom went The scribes wake up to knowledge and lust I see the gods Facing me The afterlife is frightening This is it Lord Osiris (From Radioactive by SP)   As part of a differentiated assignment, some of Caileigh Giovenco’s sixth students put their knowledge into song as a closure project for their Egyptian studies.  She had students vote for their favorite and her brother recorded the  winning song.  Who says knowledge can only be shown on a paper and pencil test? Click here for the  complete lyrics.  Click here to hear the song!

Middle School History comes to life

From twitter:

History teacher uses classroom skits to spark fresh perspectives in her MS students @21centuryteachr http://t.co/ThJChi2Z9h #ncle #sschat — MiddleWeb (@middleweb) January 26, 2015

History on the Net

History on the Net has recently revised their site.  You will find material from ancient days to the 20th century.  This could provide background for your class or allow your students to do independent study. For the complete post from TeachersFirst, please click here.

Investigate the Civil War va the iPad

Ripped Apart is a new (free) app Richard Byrne shared on iPad Apps for School.  You are an intern at the Smithsonian and need to uncover clues using their primary resources. Using illustrations, letters, and other artifacts as clues, can you solve  the mystery? There is also a companion website. For the complete post (as well as some playing suggestions), please click here.  

Geography

If you are teaching geography, World Geography Games is for you!  Select from wide variety of options (the fifth-grade teacher in me made me select the United States) from mountains to islands to atmospheres and oceans.  These would be great as a group project on an interactive whiteboard, stations in the classroom or practice at home. For the complete post from Free Technology for Teachers,  please click here.  

New England in the 17th Century

If you are looking for interactives sites centered on 17th-19th century New England, be sure to visit American Centuries.  Here you will an online museum filled with fashion, current events, and even life in the classroom! For the complete post from TeachersFirst, please click here.

Do you have what it takes?

To be a spy that is.  Test your skills (with primary documents) during the American Revolution.  Do you have the skills to bypass the British and deliver the letter to Paul Revere?  Test your skills here.  This would be great for fifth or seventh graders. For the complete post from TeachersFirst, please click here.

How good are your map skills

Want to test your geography knowledge?  Give Earth Picker a try.  In each round you will get 5 images (along with a map to select your location).  Use the features to move around and try to get a closer look.  Once you have guessed, Earth Picker will calculate how close you were to the correct answer. For the complete post from TeachersFirst, please click here.